Birds that migrate to the UK in winter

15 birds on this map that come to the UK for the winter, in order of arrival. Dates are read from UK sightings in openly licensed GBIF records, not from a survey.

Bird	Arrives	Leaves	Map
Eurasian wigeon	late August	mid April	globe
Northern pintail	late August	mid April	globe
Pink-footed goose	mid September	mid March	globe
Purple sandpiper	mid September	late April	globe
Brant goose	mid September	mid April	globe
Whooper swan	late September	late March	globe
Snow bunting	late September	early March	globe
Jack snipe	late September	late March	globe
Redwing	early October	late March	globe
Fieldfare	mid October	late March	globe
Common loon	mid October	late May	globe
Bohemian waxwing	late October	mid March	globe
Common goldeneye	late October	late March	globe
Greater white-fronted goose	late October	late March	globe
Tundra swan	early November	early March	globe

A bird counts as a winter visitor here when its share of UK records is near zero in summer and high in winter. Birds seen all year round (for example blackcaps and chiffchaffs, which also winter in the UK) are not listed. See also UK summer visitors.